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Will the last Liberal please turn off the lights: Morrison Government is on a knife-edge as ANOTHER member plans to quit - and MORE deserters are expected

The Morrison Government is bracing for further upheaval after another minister announced flagged his shock exist from the party - with more deserters expected to come. Liberal MP Craig Kelly (pictured left) said on Wednesday he would run as independent at the May election but has could abandon the party before polling day.

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In the wake of the Prime Minister’s extraordinary intervention early in the week to thwart the will of local preselectors by insisting that Craig Kelly be re-endorsed for the seat of Hughes – despite having antediluvian views that would just about make Tony Abbott blush – there was a wonderful exchange in the Senate on Tuesday.

Senator Jenny McAllister: “Given Mr Morrison has refused to save Jane Prentice, Ann Sudmalis, and Senators Molan and Gichuhi, but has today intervened to save Craig Kelly, how does Mr Morrison decide when to intervene? Why is there a quota for clowns, but not for women?”

Australian jailed by UAE on spying charges appeals to Scott Morrison for help

A Sydney man accused of spying on behalf of Qatar and detained in the Middle East for over a year has made an emotional plea from jail for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to help him return to Australia. Naim Aziz Abbas was arrested in Dubai in October 2017, accused of spying on behalf of Qatar, and is now being held in the Al Wathba prison facility outside Abu Dhabi. Relatives of the Iraqi-born Australian citizen have previously pleaded with the Federal Government to intervene in his case, fearing the 65-year-old could face the death penalty if found guilty of espionage.

The Liberal Party currently has no set method and no party room constitution dictating this. The meeting is still underway. One Liberal source told the ABC the move was designed to make it harder to dislodge Mr Morrison as Liberal leader after the election. A Liberal MP said the move was in response to feedback from marginal seat holders. The Labor party already has rules to prevent leadership spills. A minimum of 60 per cent of the Labor caucus must vote to remove a leader if the party is in Opposition. To remove a Labor prime minister, 75 per cent of the caucus vote is needed. More to come.

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A big week for brands

This has been a momentous week for this newspaper group as, for the first time in 180-odd years we are no longer officially under the banner of the Fairfax name. To mark the occasion, I wrote to the Fairfax family scion John B. Fairfax recording my sorrow at not keeping the name, whatever the corporate structure is at the top, and he immediately wrote back chronicling his, and his family’s view.

“I, as a fifth generation member of the family that ‘made’ The Sydney Morning Herald, lament the passing of the Fairfax name from its publishing affiliations. Ever since young Warwick did his deed in 1987, there have been many emotional moments, not least this last one where the corporate barons have decided that a brand name that has lived through all sorts of tyranny, should be buried. I find the decision extraordinary. There are, if I may say so, some malevolent individuals who are enjoying being at the graveside. I acknowledge that change is inevitable but unless you have direct involvement, tradition and respect become difficult to protect.”

Scott Morrison defends saving Liberal MP

Scott Morrison has defended saving maverick Liberal MP Craig Kelly from a likely preselection loss, saying he wants all sitting MPs to contest the next poll. Scott Morrison has defended saving conservative NSW Liberal Party member Craig Kelly from being blasted out of his safe Sydney seat of Hughes. The prime minister intervened to secure Mr Kelly's political future earlier this week by directing the party's powerful state executive to use emergency powers and endorse all sitting MPs for the next federal election. How To Get A Home Loan With 5% Deposit Find out more on Finder Ad Finder.com.

Send in the clowns . Just when I stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure My fault I fear I thought that you'd want what I want Sorry my dear but where are the clowns ? Quick send in the clowns , don’t bother their here.

Lyrics to " Send In The Clowns " song by Matthew Morrison : Isn't it rich, are we a pair? Send in the clowns . Just when I stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure of my lines no one is there.

For the record, Nine’s chief executive Hugh Marks disagrees there is any problem at all with losing the Fairfax name, telling your humble correspondent: “For me we want to invest in brands that audiences engage with. And that’s the mastheads– [Sydney Morning Herald, Age etc,] – not Fairfax.”

Cultural differences

The most retweeted tweet in Australia this year? I thought you’d never ask. I have put in square bracket the rudest word in the English language to spare you, but chronicle that Twitter Australia has formally advised it came from @thomas_violence, and has been RT-ed nearly 570,000 times. Take it away, Mr Violence: “I love little cultural differences, like how Americans are super offended by the word [c&*!] but here in Australia we're super offended by school children being slaughtered with automatic weapons.”

Joke of the Week

The man replies, “My good fellow, I’m English. Be a good chat and repeat that in the Queen’s English.”

Less than 10 children left on Nauru: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has avoided an embarrassing defeat on the floor of parliament over refugee transfers, but could be faced with it next year.

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The gamekeeper replies, “I said use both hands – you get more that way.”

Quotes of the Week

“Leaders of the world, you must lead. If we don’t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.” - Naturalist Sir David Attenborough to the UN climate summit meeting in Katowice, Poland.

“The word God is for me nothing but the expression of and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of venerable but still rather primitive legends. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can [for me] change anything about this.” - Albert Einstein, in a letter written in 1954 that was to be auctioned last week.

“This has been a great anguish to the Australian people.” - Scott Morrison about the revolving door for Australian prime ministers.

“Labor doesn’t need a conscience vote, because every member of the Labor Party believes that it’s wrong to discriminate against children.” - Deputy ALP leader Tanya Plibersek after Scott Morrison said he would allow a conscience vote on a law to strip religious schools of the right to expel gay students, after the Coalition and Labor failed to agree on the terms of a bill.

Send In The Clowns . Matthew Morrison . Album Where It All Began. Send in the clowns . Just when I stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure of my lines no one is there.

Lyrics to Send In The Clowns by Matthew Morrison : Isn't it rich, are we a pair? / Send in the clowns . Just when I stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure of my lines no one is there.

Send in the clowns . Just when I stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure My fault I fear I thought that you'd want what I want Sorry my dear but where are the clowns ? Quick send in the clowns , don’t bother their here.

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Lyrics to " Send In The Clowns " song by Matthew Morrison : Isn't it rich, are we a pair? Send in the clowns . Just when I stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair Sure of my lines no one is there.

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Original lyrics of Send In The Clowns song by Matthew Morrison . Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Matthew Morrison lyrics. Send in the clowns . Just when I stopped opening doors Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours Making my entrance again with my usual flair

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